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Episode #512: That's Not Logical
First Broadcast: 6/29/09
The members of the State Senate are doing next to nothing in the special sessions ordered by Governor Paterson. That is, when the Democrats and Republicans aren't having competing sessions at the same time, passing separate sets of laws that are almost certain to be challenged in court if they ever make it as far as the governor's desk. A State Supreme Court Justice is begging the Senators to resolve this on their own, but will they? Of course, we might not be in this situation if New York State legislators had the foresight to amend the state constitution to allow for a new Lieutenant Governor when one becomes Governor for some reason--you know, like the 25th Amendment did for allowing a new Vice President to be appointed when a Vice President becomes President? Thanks a lot, Elliot! P.S.: Barack Obama shows just how sharp he is, when he responds to a critic who suggests that an inexpensive Public Health Insurance plan will put private plans out of business:

Why would it drive private insurers out of business? If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care, if they tell us that they're offering a good deal, then why is it that the government -- which they say can't run anything -- suddenly is going to drive them out of business? That's not logical.

Nice to have a President say something intelligent for a change.

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